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as a Support Platform

  Tony Atkins <aatkins@atlassian.com>
          NL AUG, 09/02/2012
Helpdesk Needs

• Manage communication
• Keep track of what requires action
• Provide reports
A Tale of Two JIRAs
Communication (Good)
•   Incoming            •   Outgoing

    •   Web Interface       •   Web

    •   Email               •   Email

                            •   Jabber (plugin)
Communication (Bad)
•   Format of outgoing emails
    needs work (stay tuned)

•   Email configuration and
    administration of email needs
    work

•   Administration of notifications
    needs work
What requires action?
•   Statuses for each actor    •   Filters

    •   Incoming                   •   Incoming issues waiting for
                                       engineers
    •   Waiting for Customer
                                   •   Personal issues
    •   Waiting for Engineer
                                   •   Assigned issues in trouble
    •   Escalations, etc.

•   Conditional transitions
SLAs
•   Problem                              •   Solutions

    •   No built-in concept of an            •   Filters and Notifications
        SLA
                                             •   Custom Fields
    •   Difficult to visualize “time to
        SLA” for a range of issues           •   SQL reports

                                             •   Custom gadgets
Ranking
•   Problem                        •   Solutions

    •   Can only order by one or       •   Custom fields
        more fields
                                       •   Custom gadgets
    •   No complex weighting and
        ordering

    •   Same order for all users
Friendly Fire
•   Problem                            •   Solutions

    •   JIRA can’t assign to a group       •   “Who’s Looking” plugin:
                                               http://bit.ly/zY2R6m
    •   No real “locking” of issues
                                           •   Dedicated Dispatcher or
    •   Easy to assign issues out              Triager
        from under each other
Reporting
•   Real-time

•   User-created

•   Shareable

•   Graphs and Charts
Reporting Challenges
•   Problem                               •   Solutions

    •   Source data is a list of issues       •   SQL reports
        (not users or groups)
                                              •   Custom gadgets
    •   Limited ability to group data

    •   Limited time tracking
No Code Required            Major Coding Required

   Custom Workflows             Javascript + Custom Fields

   Built-in Custom fields       Custom2 Fields

   JIRA Toolkit plugin         Jelly (for auto-transitions)

   Built-in mail handlers      Custom mail handlers

Some Code Required             “Hercules” log scanner

   SQL reports                 Jabber plugin

   Beanshell reports           Wallboard plugin
Wallboard Plugin
Wallboard Plugin
•   Started with SQL reports in
    Confluence

•   Transitioned to Beanshell
    (some Java) and SQL, still in
    Confluence

•   Transitioned to a portlet that
    uses SQL on the back end

•   In the process of transitioning
    to a gadget backed by custom
    fields and REST.
Questions?
Thanks for your time!

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JIRA as Support Platform

  • 1. as a Support Platform Tony Atkins <aatkins@atlassian.com> NL AUG, 09/02/2012
  • 2. Helpdesk Needs • Manage communication • Keep track of what requires action • Provide reports
  • 3. A Tale of Two JIRAs
  • 4. Communication (Good) • Incoming • Outgoing • Web Interface • Web • Email • Email • Jabber (plugin)
  • 5. Communication (Bad) • Format of outgoing emails needs work (stay tuned) • Email configuration and administration of email needs work • Administration of notifications needs work
  • 6. What requires action? • Statuses for each actor • Filters • Incoming • Incoming issues waiting for engineers • Waiting for Customer • Personal issues • Waiting for Engineer • Assigned issues in trouble • Escalations, etc. • Conditional transitions
  • 7. SLAs • Problem • Solutions • No built-in concept of an • Filters and Notifications SLA • Custom Fields • Difficult to visualize “time to SLA” for a range of issues • SQL reports • Custom gadgets
  • 8. Ranking • Problem • Solutions • Can only order by one or • Custom fields more fields • Custom gadgets • No complex weighting and ordering • Same order for all users
  • 9. Friendly Fire • Problem • Solutions • JIRA can’t assign to a group • “Who’s Looking” plugin: http://bit.ly/zY2R6m • No real “locking” of issues • Dedicated Dispatcher or • Easy to assign issues out Triager from under each other
  • 10. Reporting • Real-time • User-created • Shareable • Graphs and Charts
  • 11. Reporting Challenges • Problem • Solutions • Source data is a list of issues • SQL reports (not users or groups) • Custom gadgets • Limited ability to group data • Limited time tracking
  • 12.
  • 13. No Code Required Major Coding Required Custom Workflows Javascript + Custom Fields Built-in Custom fields Custom2 Fields JIRA Toolkit plugin Jelly (for auto-transitions) Built-in mail handlers Custom mail handlers Some Code Required “Hercules” log scanner SQL reports Jabber plugin Beanshell reports Wallboard plugin
  • 15. Wallboard Plugin • Started with SQL reports in Confluence • Transitioned to Beanshell (some Java) and SQL, still in Confluence • Transitioned to a portlet that uses SQL on the back end • In the process of transitioning to a gadget backed by custom fields and REST.